10/18/1987
San Luis Obispo, California, USA:
Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. Efron began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence as a teen idol for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical trilogy (2006–2008). During this time, he also starred in the musical film Hairspray (2007) and the comedy film 17 Again (2009), the former of which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Efron had starring roles in the films New Year's Eve (2011), The Lucky One (2012), The Paperboy (2012), Neighbors (2014), Dirty Grandpa (2016), Baywatch (2017), and The Greatest Showman (2017). He played Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) and Kevin Von Erich in The Iron Claw (2023). In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for hosting the Netflix travel show Down to Earth with Zac Efron (2020–2022).
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A Family Affair (2024) as Chris Cole |
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NCISverse: The First 1,000 (2024) as Self |
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Ricky Stanicky (2024) as Dean |
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The Iron Claw (2023) as Kevin Von Erich |
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The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022) as John 'Chickie' Donohue |
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Firestarter (2022) as Andy McGee |
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Gold (2022) as Virgil |
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Scoob! (2020) as Fred Jones (voice) |
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Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass (2020) as Himself |
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The Great Global Cleanup (2020) as Self |
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The Disney Family Singalong (2020) as Self |
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) as Ted Bundy |
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The Beach Bum (2019) as Flicker |
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The Greatest Showman (2017) as Phillip Carlyle |
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Baywatch (2017) as Matt Brody |
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The Disaster Artist (2017) as Dan / 'Chris-R' |
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) as Dave Stangle |
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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016) as Teddy Sanders |
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High School Musical: 10th Anniversary (2016) as (uncredited) |
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Dirty Grandpa (2016) as Jason Kelly |
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We Are Your Friends (2015) as Cole |
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21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014) as Self - Actor |
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Neighbors (2014) as Teddy Sanders |
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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise (2014) as Superboy / Brainiac (voice) |
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That Awkward Moment (2014) as Jason |
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Parkland (2013) as Jim Carrico |
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Liberal Arts (2012) as Nat |
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The Paperboy (2012) as Jack Jansen |
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At Any Price (2012) as Dean Whipple |
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The Lucky One (2012) as Logan Thibault |
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The Lorax (2012) as Ted Wiggins (voice) |
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New Year's Eve (2011) as Paul |
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (2010) as Anakin Skywalker (voice) |
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Charlie St. Cloud (2010) as Charlie St. Cloud |
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Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol (2009) as Self (Archived Footage) |
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Zac Efron's Pool Party (2009) as Self |
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17 Again (2009) as Mike O'Donnell |
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High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical (2008) as Self |
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High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) as Troy Bolton |
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Me and Orson Welles (2008) as Richard Samuels |
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High School Musical 2 (2007) as Troy Bolton |
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Hairspray (2007) as Link Larkin |
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High School Musical: Remix (2006) as Troy Bolton |
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If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now (2006) as Cody |
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High School Musical Dance-Along (2006) as Self |
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High School Musical (2006) as Troy Bolton |
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The Derby Stallion (2005) as Patrick McCardle |
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Miracle Run (2004) as Steven Morgan |
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The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke (2003) as Pete Laemke |
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Melinda's World (2003) as Stuart Wasser |
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Judgment Day () as |
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Famous () as Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen |
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Night Business () as Johnny Timothy |
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Three Men and a Baby () as |
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The Great Global Cleanup (2020) Executive Producer |
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) Executive Producer |
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That Awkward Moment (2014) Executive Producer |